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AL JOHNSON APPARATUS FOR PACKING COMMINUTED MATERIAL Filed April 18. 1921 4 Sheets-Sheet l @15 71115 @mamey Dec. 11. 1923.

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A. JOHNSON- APPARATUS FOR PACKING COMMINUTED MATERIAL @i wmv/wlw@ uga: n@ f) Filed April lf3,

Patented Dee. 11, 1923.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ARON JOHNSON, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

APPARATUS FOR PACKING COMMINUTED MATERIAL.

To @ZZ liii/wm it' may conce/m.'

Be it known that I, AnoN JorrNsoN, a citizen of the AUnited States, and a resident of the borough of Brooklyn, in the county e of Kings, city and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful -improvements in Apparatus for Packing Comminuted llaterial, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to apparatus for packing ground or connninuted material into tubes, such as cork mixed with a binder, to form sticks commonly termed cork sticks which are baked while packed into tubes and from which sticks portions of predetermined thicknesses are eut to constitute a lining for closure caps of the crown type for receptacle closures, and it is the primary object of the invention to improve the general construction and arrangement of apparatus for this purpose to provide an apparatus of more simple and cheap structure and more eflicient in operation.

lt is the practice in apparatus of this character to provide a. series of pockets arranged to receive material from a hopper and a series of tubes are movably supported with. an end thereof brought into register with said pockets, plungers being vprovided e to deliver material from the pockets into an end of the tubes as successive increments until the tubes are filled.

in the present invention instead of movably supporting a series of tubes and bringing the tubes with an end. thereof successively in register with the material receiving pockets and delivering the material from the pockets as successive increments until. the tubes are filled, the tubes are inovably supported with opposite ends to have movement between two series of material receiving pockets and brought into register successively with said pockets, the tube support being intermittently moved so that the tubes are presented in successive' sequence to the successive pockets to receive successive increments of material therefrom into opposite ends of the tubes, the material being delivered from the pockets by plungers the successive plungers having movement of progressively decreasing extent in delivering the material from the successive pockets.

It is a further object of the invention to provide an improved construction and arrangement of adjustable pockets, means be- Application filed April 18, 1921. Serial No. 462,406.

ing provided operable during the material delivering movement of the plungers to sluit off the pockets from the hopper thereby preventing any delivery of the material in the pockets back into the hopper, and as theJ plungers are being moved to retracted position adjust the pockets to open said pockets to the hopper to receive material therefrom.

It is a further object of the invention to provide adjustable means to regulate the delivery of material from the hopper to the pockets.

Other objects and advantages will hereinafter appear.

In the drawings accompanying and forming a part of this specication Figure l is a side elevation, partly in section, of apparatus illustrating an embodiment of my invention.

Figure 2 is an end elevation looking at the right of Figure l.

Figure 3 is a sectional side elevation taken on the line 33 of Figure l looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of a train of gearing for actuating the operative mechanism of the apparatus.

Figure 5 is a plan view, partly in soction, to illustrate the means for feeding the material into the opposite ends of the tubes and showing the method of feeding the material into the tubes.

Figure 6 is a sectional side elevation of the. means to feed the n'iaterial to the tubes and showing'the parts in. position with an increment of material fed into a tube and the material receiving pockets to which the material is fed from a hopper and shut oif from the hopper.

Figure 7 is a view similar to Figure G but showing the parts in position previous to feeding an increment of material to a tube and the material receiving pocket positioned to receive material from the hopper.

Figure 8 is perspective view of a material receiving pocket to which the material is delivered from a hopper and from which the material is fed into a tube.

Figure 9 is a perspective view of an actuator for a series of material feeding plungers.

Figure l() is a perspective view of a plunger for feeding material from a pocket into a tube; and

Figure 'll is a perspective view olf :i su port for a series or' pockets arranged at outlet ot a hopper.

Similar characters ol" re'iierence dosi at' like parts throughout the different views et the drawings.

In the embodiment of my invention illustrated in the draivinffs a pair o1n brackets 12 (Figure 11) are provided, each bracket being mounted upon the ends oi a pair oit rods 13 in alined and spaced relation the rods being mounted in horizontal position in standards le and 15 mounted upon a base B. The brackets 12 have segn'iental portion 15 the outer curved Walls of which are located. below the outlets 1T oit' a hopper or a plurality of hoppers ll V`for a material M, such as cork mined with a suitable binder, said hopper outlets being mounted upon the brackets 12. rlho segmental portion 1C) of' each of the braerets 12 has a series oli parallel recesses 19, in the present instance nine in number, arranged in an are ol" a circle Whose axis lies in the axis oit a shaft 2O mounted in a depending; portion et the brackets 1f). Pockets in the lorrn of 'tubes 21 (Figure 8) are rotatably mounted in the recesses 19, said pockets heir A arranged to receive material from the hopper outlets and to be shut olii' from the hopper outlets in a manner and 'for a purpose to be hereinafter described.

vAs stated, it is an object o't the invention to feed successive increments olf inateial in sequence from the successive iriockets 21 into opposite ends ot a. tube or a series of tubes presented in sequence to the succes sive pockets. For this purpose u. support or carrier is provided to carry a ot' tubes in a. horizontal position, one tor each ot the series or pockets carried by the br niiet 12 with the opposite ends of the tubes in axial alinenient with the pockets. rlhis support is in the form of a turret or rotary conveyor comprising a pair ot heads 23 arranged with efpiidistantly spaced circumferentially disposed tube receiving recesses 28, the heads being fixed upon the shaft in spaced relation as shown in Figure 1.

The tube carrying' conveyor intermittently rotated by means ot a 24 fixed on the shalt 20 meshing;` with a. pinion 25 fixed to a shat't 26 jonrnalled in a. bracket 27, ra mutilated pinion 28 also being; 'listed upon the shaft 26. The shaft 25 is inte"- niittei'itly rotated by a mutilated gear 29 cooperating with the Inutilfftted pinion 28, said gear 29 being' fixed on a shalt 30 ournalled in the bracket 2.7. A pinion 31 on said shaft 30 meshes with a pinion 32 lined on arshait 33, the latter shaft being di". n iroin a suitable source ot power by a gear 34; on said shaft meshing.,w with a pinion tired on a shaft 36 mi n. a, drive Wheel 27 loose on said shaft arranged to be'coupled and uncoupled to the shalt 3G by a clutch (shown in a general '-.vay at C) actuated by a lever 38 pivoted upon the framework, as at 39, and having a biliurcated portion fl() with oppositely extending pins l1 (Figure 2) engaging' in an annular groove 42 ot one member of the clutch. rllhe ratio oi the gearing oit the drivingu means is such that after an increment of material has been ted into opposite ends oit' a. tube the conveyer is rotated to present the tube to a succeeding pocket, the tubes being advanced in progressive sequence to the successive pocket until Afilled when they are ejected by the further rotation of the conveyer.

rllhe tubes as they are advanced to the successive pockets and successive increments of material are 'ted thereinto become progressively filled to an increasing extent and to compensate for this progressive filling of a tube or tubes material feeding means having` a progressive decrease or' material feeding movement provided. This feeding4 means comprises a series of plungcrs llloi nine plung to each series one 'for each of the two series of pockets carried by the brackets l2, one end oie said plungers being slidably mounted in perorations in plates l5 fixed to the brackets with the openings concentric with toe recesses 19 and in perforation in actuators 46 reciproeably mounted on the rods 1"). Material feeding;` movement is imparted to 'the plunger-s Yby the actuators [t6 by said actuators engaging With aliutinents in the form ot collars lined upon the piungers. and the plungers are retracted. by the actuators engaging` with abutments ffl-e Ained upon the plungers at the side o'l" the actuator oi to the abutineilts I11:7, the :reti-acting uovcinert et' the plunger?) bein liniited by the ci. ls ot the Vplu `ers ci'igagino with builers 4t?) carried by brackets .3G mounted upon the stai'ulards lele. 'lo ini part movement to the plungers oli nogjressire decreasing extent the abntinents et? n'iounted u rn i stepped relai, on as sh -u'n iu lligures and 5 whereby the abutn'ient e5? el the irst plunger of eac i series ol'Y plungers is engaged by the actuators and movement imparted thereto and the abutments t? ot the successive plunger-s are engaged successively `by the act eters and thereby impart nier to the succef'iivo pliurg'ers oi progressive decreasing' extent. ln the reverse movement el: the actuators they engen with the abut- 'it ,impartine` ret.. ing` niorenient to tli c plu ngers.

, I, y supported at one end as at with the upper v J. upon the oase end bi on the actuators and the ng a pin 54 engaging Vat perforations in the Ling;

the piangere in successire4 i engaging bets-'een a pair l lil-tl that portions oit the invention may be used Without others.

Having thus described my invention I claim:

l. ln apparatus for packing` comminuted material in a tube, a tube carrier, a series of reciprocable plungers arranged at each end' or" the tube, and means to impart movement o'l progressive decreasing extent to the successive plunger-s ot each serfes, said plungers being adapted to successively toed predetermined increments of material sin'uiltaneously into opposite ends ot the tube.

2. ln apparatus tor packing comminute( material in a tube, a movable support for the tube; a series of reciprocable plungers arranged at opposite ends of the tube operative to successively feed increments of material simultaneously into opposite ends ot the tube; means to impart movement oiz progressive decreasing extent tothe successive plungers of each series; and means to move the tube support alternately with the material iteevdinp,v movements of the plungcrs to present the tube in sequence to the successive plungers forA the purpose specified.

3. ln apparatus for packing; comininuted material in a tube, a support tor the tube, means located at'opposite ends of.' the tube to receive predetermined quantities et the material to be packed in the tube, and a series of plungers arranged at opposite ends oit the tube the successive plungers of each series arranged to have progressive decreasingextent of movement imparted thereto to successively deliver material from said material receiving means simultaneously to opposite ends et -the tube.

4t. in apparatus 'tor pzfu'zlring coinnjiinuted material in a tube; a movable support i'ior the tube; a series of pockets to receive predetermined quantities of material arranged at opposite ends ot the tube in line with the path et movement oi? the tube upon the support und to 'which pockets the tube is successively presented; a series et plungers :irranged in alinemcnt with each series oit pockets; the successive plungers of each series having a progressive decreasiim,v extent ot movement land adapted to deliver material from the successive pockets in sequence and simultaneously into opposite `ends ot the tube.

5. in apparatus iter packing conuninuted material .in a tube, a movable support ttor the tube; a series of pockets to receive .pre determined quantities ot material. arranged at each end et the tube in the path of movement of the tube upon the support; means to interinittentlyv move the tubesupport to present the tube to the successive pockets; series ot plungers arranged lin alinement with each series et pockets to deliver material 'from `the successive pockets in sequence and Sinutaneeuely t0 Opposite @Uds .Oft the tube, the successive plungers ot each series ot plunger-s having progressive decreasingextent of movement; and means to inter mittently move the tube support alternately with the material delivery movement of the plungers to present the tube in sequence to the successive pockets.

6. In apparatus for packing comminuted material into tubes, a movable support for a series oi tu es; a Series ot' material receiving pockets arranged inthe path et movement and at opposite ends of the tube carried by the support; means to intermittently move the support to present the successive tubes in sequence to the successive pockets; and means to deliver the material romthe poclfn ets as successive increments simultaneously to opposite ends of the tubes, said means having progressive decreasing` extent ot movement for the purpose specified.

7. ln apparatus lfor packing comminuted material into tubes, a movable support for a series ot tubes; a series ot material rew ceiving pockets arranged in the path of movement and ot opposite ends ot the tube carried by the support; means to intermittently move the support to present the successive tubes in sequence to the successive pockets; and tivo series ot plungers arranged in alinement with the pockets to deliver the material from the pockets simultaneously into opposite ends ot the tubes, the successive plungers of each series having progressive decreasing extent ot movement tor the purpose specified.

8. In apparatus for packing comminuted material into tubes, a movable support ior a series ot tubes; a seriesy ot material receiving; pockets arranged in the path ot movement at opposite ends of the tubes carried by the support; means to intermittently move the support to present the successive tubes in sequence to the .Successive pockets; two series of plungers arranged in alinement With the peclrets to deliver the material from the pockets sin'iultaneeusly into opposite ends et the tubes` the successive plungers ot each series having progressive decreasing extent oit movement; and n 'ieans to intermittently move the tube support at ternately with the. material delivery move"y ment of: tbe plunge-,rs to present the successive tubes in sequence to the successive pooliets tor the purpose specified.

9. In apparatus oi the class specitied, a pair of members each member havinga series of material receiving pockets in spaced and alined arrangement; a hopper arranged to deliver material to said pockets; a movable tube support interposed betiveen said members arranged to carry tubes and position the tubes in axial alineinent with the pockets; plungers to deliver the material from said pockets simultaneously into opposite @use et the tubes; and means t@ pockets; plungers to deliver the material from said pockets simul aneously to opposite ends or the tubes; abutments arranged on said plungers; and actuators 'for said plungcrs adapted to have movement relative to said plungers and engage the plunger abutments to actuate the plungersI7 said abutments being` arranged upon the successive plungers to be engaged by the actuators in progressive sequence to impart movement to the successive giungere oi progressive decreasing extent for the purpose specilied.

il. ln apparatus or' the class specilied, a pair or' members each member having a series of material receiving pockets in spaced and tlined arrangement; a hopper arranged to deliver material to said pocirets; a movable tube support interposed between said members arranged to carry tubes and position the tubes in axial al nement vvitli the pockets; plungers to deliver the material from said pockets simultaneously' to opposite ends or the tubes; abutments arranged on said plungers; reciproeable actuators ier said plungers adapted to engage the pl nger abutments to actuate the plungers, said abut-ments being arranged upon the successive plungers 'to be engaged by the actuators in progressive sequence tol impart movement of progressive decreasing extent to each successive plunge; and a second abutment on each of said plungers to be engaged by the actuators to retract the plunge-rs.

' lo apparatus ot the class specilie-:h a ol members each member having a or material receiving pockets iu spaced. and alined arrangement; a hopper' arranged to deliver material to said pockets; a movable tube support interposed between said member arranged to carry tubes and position the tubes in axial alinement with the pockets; plungers to deliver the material from said. pockets simultaneously to opposite ends of the tubes7 abutments arranged on said plungers; reci arocable actuators for said plungers adapted to engage the plunger abutments to actuate the plungers, said abutments being arranged upon the successive plungers to be engaged by the actuators in progressive sequence to impart movement of progressive decreasing extent to each successive plunger; and means to intermittently advance the tube support and alternately with the material delivering movement of the plungers for the purpose speciiied.

i3. in apparatus of the class specified a pair oit members each member having a series of material receiving pockets with the pockets of one member in spaced and alined frangement with the pockets of the other einher; a hopper arranged to deliver marial to said pockets; a rotatable tube conveyer interposed between said members arranged to carry tubes and position the tubes in axial alinement with the pockets; plungers to deliver material from said pockets simultaneously to opposite ends or the tubes; abutments arranged on said plungers; reciprocable actuators for said plungcrs adapted to engage the plunger abutments to actuate the plungers, said abutments being arranged upon the successive plungers to be engaged by the actuators in progressive sequence to impart movement oit progressive ly decreasing extent to the successive plungers; and means to intermittently rotate the tube carrying turret a predetermined extent and alternately with the movement oit the plunger actuators to present a tube carried by the turret in progressive sequence to the successive poclrcts :tor the purpose specified.

In apparatus 'for the purpose specified, trio series ot' parallel spaced and alined material receiving pockets; a support tor a serios of tubes with one end of the tubes in atei' with one series of pockets and the opposite ents et the tubes in register with the other seri-es of pockets; plungers to deliver material from the pockets into opposite ends of the tubes; reciprocable actuators iter said plungers; and means to reciprocate said plunger actuators comprising a pivoted lever for each actuator7 rotatable cranks, and rods connecting said levers to the cranks.

ln apparatus or the class specified, a material carrying hopper having an outlet; pockets to receive material 'from said hol per conuuising a series ot tubes arranged in parallel relaaou in the arc ot a single at the hopper outlet and each. tube having a portion oit the side Wall cut array to provid, au opthrough which to receive material from the hopper; support in which the pockets are rotatably mounted; pluugers to deliver material from said pockets; pinion mounted on each oit the pocket tubes; and an oscillatory toothed sector meshing With the tube pinions operative to oscillate said pockets to present the opening in the pockets to the hopper during the retractino movement of" the plungers and to shut oil said openings 'from the hopper during the material delivering movement of the plungers.

16. In apparatus of the class specified, a material carrying hopper having an outlet; tubular pockets arranged in parallel relat'io'n at the hopper o'tlet having,- openings in the side Wall through Which to receive terial from the hopper; means in which said pockets are rotatably mounted; plungers to 5 deliver material 'from said pockets; and means to rotatably adjust said pockets to present the openings therein to the hopper outlet during the 'reciprocating movement of the plu'nge'rs and to position the pockets Y0 to present the Wall of the pockets to the )Vith the teeth of said Wheels.

Signed at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings, City and State of New York, this 13th day of April, 1921.

AEON JOHNSON. 

